happiness Tag

True scholarship (and true happiness) consists in knowing not what things exist, but what they mean; it is not memory but judgment. - James Russell Lowell What man actually needs is not a tensionless state but rather the striving and struggling for some goal worthy of him....

08 February, 2010

Chris Peterson is one of the most respected positive psychologists and one whose opinion is both highly regarded and widely read. So we thought we'd bring you one of the articles he recently wrote for Psychology Today...

08 February, 2010

I have been sympathetic to some criticisms of positive psychology as being too "self"-centered - focusing on how individuals can make themselves happier or otherwise improve their own lives. It can appear that positive psychology is a continuation of a "me-me-me" egocentric, self-indulgent culture. There...

07 February, 2010

We like to think that we are in charge of our choices. Even the positive psychology happiness pizza (apologies to Sonja Lyubomirsky) shows us that 40% of the variance in happiness among people is the result of personal choice. But what if making a choice...

06 February, 2010

Even storm clouds and crying babies can't dim the glow of a getaway if you follow sometimes-counterintuitive strategies_ã”all part of the growing field of positive psychology. Gretchen Rubin has attempted to put into practice the insights of positive psychology, and she recounts the story in...

05 February, 2010

Writer Ariel Gore was dismayed by what she viewed as overly narrow conclusions about women's happiness from studies in the growing field of Positive Psychology_ã”were women truly happiest when scrubbing floors and baking cookies, as some studies seemed to suggest? Were findings about nuns' positive...

05 February, 2010

This fascinating research will, no doubt, be of interest to all or you interested in happiness, positive psychology and living a good life...

04 February, 2010

Is happiness real? Is it possible that happiness is a tangible asset whose value can be measured and quantified? Think about owning a bar of gold. Its value is simply a reflection of various macroeconomic variables. The gold bar is nothing more than a talismanic...

04 February, 2010

People who are addictive Internet searchers should probably browse for a phone number to the nearest therapist. Though almost everyone uses the Internet to conduct business, connect with people, pay bills or find information, the people who spend hours each day aimlessly surfing the net...

04 February, 2010